THE CRUEL NAILS pop culture parody 12” x 16” canvas print of artwork by Issa Ibrahim
This is a print on canvas of a painting from 2009. It’s a documentation of the toll on the soul that is an ongoing hospitalization, the artist finds himself institutionalized, however, through his art and imagination is placed in the famous “unfinished” environs of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, dressed as a showman or minstrel. An oversized metal badge with the ‘Have A Nice Day’ smiley-face icon is fixed to his head with painfully huge nails, admonishing him for being a nuisance while encouraging him to be a “good patient” and “put on a happy face.”
Canvas print stretched on wood frame.
12” x 16”
This is a print on canvas of a painting from 2009. It’s a documentation of the toll on the soul that is an ongoing hospitalization, the artist finds himself institutionalized, however, through his art and imagination is placed in the famous “unfinished” environs of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, dressed as a showman or minstrel. An oversized metal badge with the ‘Have A Nice Day’ smiley-face icon is fixed to his head with painfully huge nails, admonishing him for being a nuisance while encouraging him to be a “good patient” and “put on a happy face.”
Canvas print stretched on wood frame.
12” x 16”
This is a print on canvas of a painting from 2009. It’s a documentation of the toll on the soul that is an ongoing hospitalization, the artist finds himself institutionalized, however, through his art and imagination is placed in the famous “unfinished” environs of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, dressed as a showman or minstrel. An oversized metal badge with the ‘Have A Nice Day’ smiley-face icon is fixed to his head with painfully huge nails, admonishing him for being a nuisance while encouraging him to be a “good patient” and “put on a happy face.”
Canvas print stretched on wood frame.
12” x 16”